Numerical Investigation of Seepage and Heat Transfer in Rocks with Various Fracture Patterns for Geothermal Energy Extraction

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Fracture patterns</td><td class="align_center">Total outlet normal heat (MJ)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(a) Single fracture</td><td class="align_center">4.62</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(b) Echelon fracture</td><td class="align_center">5.55</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(c) Parallel fracture</td><td class="align_center">7.37</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(d) Y-shaped fracture</td><td class="align_center">8.46</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(e) Crossfracture</td><td class="align_center">9.74</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Total outlet normal heat of different types of fractures.</div>

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Table 2: Numerical Investigation of Seepage and Heat Transfer in Rocks with Various Fracture Patterns for Geothermal Energy Extraction 